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Topic: US food prices increasing sharply (Read 25053 times)

Last night I thought I was having dinner at a friends house, turns out we out to eat . Two tiny pieces of seabass and 33 $ later I said my goodbye's and went to Krystal's for some sliders. Krystal's is our version of white castle in the south.

Our grocery bill is already INSANE - running us about $300 / wk. That's no chips, no "convienience" foods, no snacks (I make 'em from scratch). We go through 8 gallons of milk, 10 loaves of bread, and 1 1/2 dozen eggs on average per week. My parents plant a mega garden in the summer and "can" it all, so we don't have to buy veggies during the winter. This year, we're going to plant a container garden on our front porch to add to it. It's getting harder and harder to make that dollar stretch.

Oh, and the gas: we live 23 miles from the cheapest grocery store - Walmart, so we get a double whammy.

Another worry: This war has been particularly hard on the economy because it led to a spike in oil prices. Before the 2003 invasion, oil cost less than $25 a barrel, and futures markets expected it to remain around there. (Yes, China and India were growing by leaps and bounds, but cheap supplies from the Middle East were expected to meet their demands.) The war changed that equation, and oil prices recently topped $100 per barrel.

I hate doing the coupon thing but my roomie does it. Even the places here known for cheaper meats and stuff has gone up. I am thinking of going to a meat wholesaler and buy stuff by the box. I think I may save that way. But my roomie said it too, as long as gas goes up so will the food, it sucks but the funny thing I notice is that if you get food stamps those don't seem to go up due to the cost of food going up.

I doubt anybody hates coupons more than me, but you can bet I'm doing it. It's a matter of total necessity now. I cannot afford otherwise, and I have to save every dollar and make it stretch because I anticipate it only getting worse for the foreseeable future.

Basically, yes. That was the sentiment amongst the populace here in these parts. People just couldn't believe how far up his ass his head was. And mind you all, these are the sticks here. This is republican Bush country for the most part. Baptist churches dotting every bend. The liberal mo is few and far between.

Basically, yes. That was the sentiment amongst the populace here in these parts. People just couldn't believe how far up his ass his head was. And mind you all, these are the sticks here. This is republican Bush country for the most part. Baptist churches dotting every bend. The liberal mo is few and far between.

Tim, I would save some of that so you have something to throw at Obama if he makes it to the oval office. He's a devoted Muslim.

However I don't pay those prices for fuel.My car drives on LPG (Liquid Pertoleum Gas), I get the same mileage as with unleaded, but much cheaper Ä 0,53 per litre (last summer I used pay Ä 0,42 ) Will be trading our current car in summer for the newest model and again on LPG.

The loaf of bread I am talking about is about nine inches long (about 22.5 centimeters) and weighs about one pound (453 grams). I have food intolerances so my bread is not made with wheat, oats, barley or rye, which is why it costs more.

I am going to expand the garden this year. I may as well share with others, since I enjoy doing it anyway.

Nothing like fresh ears of sweet corn and other goodies in the summer - and in the freezer.

However I don't pay those prices for fuel.My car drives on LPG (Liquid Pertoleum Gas), I get the same mileage as with unleaded, but much cheaper  0,53 per litre (last summer I used pay  0,42 ) Will be trading our current car in summer for the newest model and again on LPG.

Don't you guys have LPG in the USA ?

There was a push to use CNG (compressed natural gas), but it costs more than gasoline and there was no infrastructure to support it. So, to answer your question, no, there isn't.

"The Bible contains 6 admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn`t mean that God doesn`t love heterosexuals. It`s just that they need more supervision." -- Lynn Lavne

Pumpkin soup? That doesn't sound too good but I sure would love the pumpkin seeds. Throw those bad boys in the oven with a lil salt, instant munchie food. Uh, Mark, how about shipping me some ears of corn...

Pumpkin soup? That doesn't sound too good but I sure would love the pumpkin seeds. Throw those bad boys in the oven with a lil salt, instant munchie food. Uh, Mark, how about shipping me some ears of corn...

Its great in Winter, with a nice chunky bread... our local positive living centre, (that has friday lunches for poz/affected) makes it nearly all winter, its fantastic :-D and we're encouraged to take leftovers (yummo)

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"The Bible contains 6 admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn`t mean that God doesn`t love heterosexuals. It`s just that they need more supervision." -- Lynn Lavne

Don't worry, it's a worldwide crisis with no end in sight in the short term.

Actually not really. Prices have barely risen in Canada. Its hitting the USA far harder since the fool in the White House has let the dollar plummet like a stone as investors see the US deficit spinning out of control thanks to stupid endeavours like Iraq. Add to that the ethanol fiasco sucking up crops, lax financial oversight of the mortgage market leading to the subprime debacle and you have a perfect storm for the USofA. I wonder how massive the protests in the street would have been in 2000 had people had a foretaste of what a disaster Bush would be? This is what you get for not standing up for democracy.

The UN's World Food Programme raised the alarm last month when it warned that it would soon not be able to afford to feed millions of people in poor countries because of a 40% increase in food prices.

That, along with rising energy prices, has sparked panic around the world that global inflation may be set to rise. The surge in food prices is being put down to increases in demand for foodstuffs for cattle in the face of surging meat demand in China and India, the increasing use of biofuels and climate change.

The bank points out that global food prices have risen by 75% since 2000, while wheat prices have increased by 200%. The cost of other staples such as rice and soya bean have also hit record highs, while corn is at its most expensive in 12 years.

The increasing cost of grains is also pushing up the price of meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products. And there is every likelihood prices will continue their relentless rise, according to expert predictions by the UN and developed countries.

High prices have already prompted a string of food protests around the world, with tortilla riots in Mexico, disputes over food rationing in West Bengal and protests over grain prices in Senegal, Mauritania and other parts of Africa. In Yemen, children have marched to highlight their hunger, while in London last week hundreds of pig farmers protested outside Downing Street.

The bank points out that global food prices have risen by 75% since 2000, while wheat prices have increased by 200%. The cost of other staples such as rice and soya bean have also hit record highs, while corn is at its most expensive in 12 years.

Stevie, it would have been nice if they would have said who is actually making the profits on the price increases. So far it hasn't been the farmer that produces the grain. It use to cost a farmer 10 cents a bushel to have grain hauled to the river just last year, to over 25 cents a bushel this year just to cover the cost of fuel increases. The farmer isn't making the money and the truckers sure aren't making it. The middle men are the ones that are making a killing. As for the corn being used to make ethanol, it is not the same corn that is used for human consumption and cannot be blamed for the increases.

Couldn't agree with you more Rod. The consumer gets screwed, the farmer seems to get screwed, someone is pocketing the profits.

I know nothing about the ethanol debate. We don't have a big bio fuel industry in Aus nor do we grow that much corn.

I guess my point is that, except for Canada, it is a worldwide phenomina and likely to continue. I did read something somewhere that one of the many factors is the growing affluence in India and China. Consumption of beef per capita has more than doubled in 10 years and it takes 8kg of grain to produce 1kg of beef - when you are talking a combined India/China population of more than 2 billion the stress on grain supplies is mind boggling. The drought in Aus over the last 7 years has added to the problem, especially for wheat as we are one of the world's largest exporter of wheat.

As time goes on, more and more people are going to start to grow as much of their own as they can - especially in the US and Aus where people tend to have backyards big enough to support a decent sized vege garden.

A loaf of bread here is 1.69Gas on Monday for reg. unleaded was 3.09 gal. and last night it rose to 3.39 gal. Milk 3.89 gal.

The higher the fuel prices go, the more it's going to cost everyone for food and necessity items. Everyone buy plenty of KY because the screwing the working class is going to get is just in its beginning stages. I get enough telephone books so I'll have plenty of toilet paper on hand.

I don't know if in your local newspapers anyone else notices that every time the price of gasoline goes up the more drive offs there are at the gas pumps. Our gas stations are starting to look like they are competition with the UK for CCTV honors. Not to say that the note on the pumps, "Please Pay Before Pumping" are in abundance.

Every thing has gone up. Have you noticed how much a couple of chicken breast cost these days. As far a gas goes, I have a double whammy , gas for the car and I heat my home with propane. Its now down to allot of rice to eat and the car stays in the drive way.

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Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts